Polydrusus (Conocetus) calabricus (Faust, 1890)

Figs 3E–F, 7G, 9I–J, 12

Material examined

GREECE: 2 ♂♂, Peloponesos b. Clokos Mts, 2 km NE Petsaki, 900–1000 m, 20 May 2004, J. Voříšek leg. (BMNH); 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Peloponnes, Erimanthos Alepohori, 1800–2000 m, 22 Jun. 1997, leg. Winkelmann (SDEI); 2 ex., Epirus, Umgeb. Konitsa, 9 Jul. 2006, leg. W. Ziegler (cHW); 1 ♂, Corfu N, Mt Pandokratoras, Lafki (3 km SE Acharavi), 39°46′24″ N, 19°50′41″ E, 420 m, 21 May 2012, leg. Bahr and Winkelmann (cHW); 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Corfu N, Lake Andinioti (4.5 km SE Acharavi), 39°48′54″ N, 19°51′42″ E, 22 May 2012, leg. Bahr and Winkelmann (cCG, cHW); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Pelopones, coll.Apfelbeck (NMB); 2 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Petroto, SE Patra, NW Peloponnesus, 28 May 2012, leg. P. Bialooki (cCG, cPB); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kefallonia, Poros env., 29 May–5 Jun. 1997, leg. Ing. K. Schön (cRB); 1 ♂, Peloponnes 10 km sü Kalamata über Ano Ve.g., ca. 400 m 1 May 1990, leg. A. Elbert (SDEI); 1 ♀, Peloponnes 3 km sü Kalamata Schluchteingang [entrance of a gorge], ca 150 m, 1 May 1990, leg. A. Elbert (SDEI); 1 ♂, Epirus Nomos Thesprotia, Tal zw. Margariti und Morti, 24 May 1992, leg. A. Elbert (SDEI); 1 ♂, Kalavrita, 23 May 1990, leg. Svec (cRB); 2 ex., [Peloponnese] Ilias, Panopoulos, Eichenwald NW, 21.39 E, 37.50 N, 30 May 2006, leg. Rieger (cCG, cJM).

ITALY: 2 ex., Capo Leuca, 25 May 1948, leg. Giordani-Busulini (cJP); 1 ex., Puglie, S. Menaio, Jun. 1965, leg. Abbruzzese (cJP); 1 ex., Aquila, leg. Reitter, coll. Marshall (BMNH); 1 ♀, Puglia, Circ. Mar. Piccolo (TA), 5 Jun. 1977, leg. Montemurro (NMB); 1 ♂, Puglia, Francavilla F. (BR), 140 m, 15 May 1976, leg. F. Angelini (cJM).

Type locality

Calabria (Italy).

Variability and similar species

The diagnosis given by Faust (1890) is precise: “...sie kann sehr leicht mit angustus Luc. verwechselt werden, wenn man die breitere Stirn, die kürzeren, mehr gewölbten Augen, den breiten Rüssel und die

dünneren Beine von calabricus nicht beachtet.” […it ( P. calabricus) can very easily be confused with angustus, if the wider frons, the shorter and more convex eyes, the wider rostrum and the more slender legs of calabricus were not considered]. See also the comments above under P. angustus, the most similar species to P. calabricus .

Ecology

Collected from May to June, from sea level to subalpine altitudes.